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I see your perspective, and understand it. On the other hand, this was my thought: "Don't be overly concerned with statistics that poll a miniscule amount of Catholics (active or inactive), then states '65% of Catholics believe so and so'; particularly when there is proof of strengthening faith, at least in some parishes. Focus on the, Beautiful, Good, and True worship of God. Evangelize, but don't get caught up in the world."

That may have been a bit rambling; I also acknowledge that I am predisposed to distrust statistics in polls of the US or U.S. Catholics. So your perspective may very well be right.

There seems to be a lot of pope critics who respond to thetinman and each other, so perhaps this St. Louis project may be rejected. I have wonderd if the visitors to this blog would consider joining the community of builders to help foster alternatives to worship. Would the visitors/parishoners of St. Francis deSales go as a group to work on the house. No monetary contribution is required, though always welcomed. Please consider.

A Day That Will Live in Glory

Pray for the Four Cardinals: Burke, Caffarra, Meiser and Brandmuller

“You are the ones who are happy; you who remain within the Church by your Faith, who hold firmly to the foundations of the Faith which has come down to you from Apostolic Tradition. And if an execrable jealousy has tried to shake it on a number of occasions, it has not succeeded. They are the ones who have broken away from it in the present crisis. No one, ever, will prevail against your Faith, beloved Brothers. And we believe that God will give us our churches back some day."